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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 172265" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Wow, Frankie, did someone step on your toes??? I was not being nasty to you and don't think I ever have. Are you that DEFENSIVE about your breed?</p><p>Yes, I guarantee you Simmental STARTED epd's and was the only breed that REQUIRED performance data to get registration papers.</p><p>And, you are very aware of the intriquite(sp?) formulas used to produce epd's. Cornell is more than aware of the DIFFERENCE between 50% & PB cattle. That is taken into consideration. You are so quick to point out how their formulas take into consideration about the environment, don't you think they are smart enough to also adjust for % of cattle? AND, Cornell is the only one producing ACROSS-BREED epd's - AND, sit back & wait - something very new is about to come out of Cornell.</p><p>I am offended at how indignant a response you made. As far as I'm concerned - SIMMENTAL was & STILL IS the biggest promoter of the EPD's. And as I said, SIMMENTAL have EPD's on ALL animals. I don't care if some are 1/2 bloods or purebreds or fullbloods, they have the capability to issue ACCURATE epd's on all of them.</p><p>WHY don't Angus issue EPD's on all their animals? Is it a matter of whether the producer turns in certain data? If that is right, what % of Angus cattle have EPD's (data turned in).</p><p>MikeC is correct - your attitude turns people off of YOUR breed. You normally have very accurate, INFORMATIVE, information to share with all of us, why not stick to facts that you are knowledgeable about and don't BAD MOUTH other breeds. I have NEVER bad mouthed Angus.</p><p>I think we should all sit back & settle down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 172265, member: 968"] Wow, Frankie, did someone step on your toes??? I was not being nasty to you and don't think I ever have. Are you that DEFENSIVE about your breed? Yes, I guarantee you Simmental STARTED epd's and was the only breed that REQUIRED performance data to get registration papers. And, you are very aware of the intriquite(sp?) formulas used to produce epd's. Cornell is more than aware of the DIFFERENCE between 50% & PB cattle. That is taken into consideration. You are so quick to point out how their formulas take into consideration about the environment, don't you think they are smart enough to also adjust for % of cattle? AND, Cornell is the only one producing ACROSS-BREED epd's - AND, sit back & wait - something very new is about to come out of Cornell. I am offended at how indignant a response you made. As far as I'm concerned - SIMMENTAL was & STILL IS the biggest promoter of the EPD's. And as I said, SIMMENTAL have EPD's on ALL animals. I don't care if some are 1/2 bloods or purebreds or fullbloods, they have the capability to issue ACCURATE epd's on all of them. WHY don't Angus issue EPD's on all their animals? Is it a matter of whether the producer turns in certain data? If that is right, what % of Angus cattle have EPD's (data turned in). MikeC is correct - your attitude turns people off of YOUR breed. You normally have very accurate, INFORMATIVE, information to share with all of us, why not stick to facts that you are knowledgeable about and don't BAD MOUTH other breeds. I have NEVER bad mouthed Angus. I think we should all sit back & settle down. [/QUOTE]
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